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Each year, approximately 0.1% of Tennessee graduates receive degrees in interior design.
In other words, every year an estimated 134 interior designers graduate from Tennessee's 11 interior design schools.

Top Schools

Watkins College of Art Design & Film, which is located in Nashville, is the top-ranked school in Tennessee that has a interior design program. It received a ranking of 34th in the country in 2010.
11 students graduated with a degree in interior design from Watkins College of Art Design & Film in 2010.
Students at Watkins College of Art Design & Film paid $15,600 per year in tuition fees.

O'More College of Design, which is located in Franklin, is the second-ranked school in Tennessee that has a interior design program. It received a ranking of 60th in the country in 2010.
In 2010, O'More College of Design graduated 24 students from its interior design program.
Students at O'More College of Design paid $21,900 per year in tuition fees.

The University of Tennessee, which is located in Knoxville, is the third-ranked school in Tennessee that has a interior design program. It received a ranking of 62nd in the country in 2010.
In 2010, 19 students graduated from The University of Tennessee interior design program.
Tuition at The University of Tennessee was $7,382 per year.

Cost

Interior design schools in Tennessee, charge students an average tuition of $12,013 per year. But, tuition can be as much as $21,900 per year, or as little as $3,130 per year.
The highest tuition rates in 2010 at Tennessee interior design schools were charged at the following schools:

O'More College of Design - located in Franklin, students are charged $21,900 per year

Lambuth University - located in Jackson, students are charged $19,500 per year

The Art Institute of Tennessee-Nashville - located in Nashville, students are charged $17,546 per year

The lowest tuition rates at Tennessee interior design schools were charged at the following schools:

Pellissippi State Community College - located in Knoxville, students are charged $3,130 per year

East Tennessee State University - located in Johnson City, students are charged $5,823 per year

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - located in Chattanooga, students are charged $6,062 per year

An interior design degree from a Tennessee school... what next?

A large number of Tennessee interior design graduates become interior designers.
In 2010, there were 540 interior designers working in Tennessee.
The Tennessee counties with the largest populations of interior designers are:

Cannon County - 250 interior designers

Crittenden County - 110 interior designers

Catoosa County - 60 interior designers

Projected Growth

The government projects that by 2018, the number of interior designers in the state of Tennessee will grow to 1,150. This would require a 1% growth in the profession.

Salary

An interior designer in Tennessee earns $43,610 per year on average.
However, this number is only an average. interior designers in Tennessee had varying salaries from $21,970 to $68,880 per year in 2010.
On average an interior designer earns the most in the following Tennessee counties:

Catoosa County - $46,690 per year

Crittenden County - $43,440 per year

Cannon County - $43,110 per year

On average, interior designers earns the least in the following Tennessee counties:

Anderson County - $41,620 per year

Cannon County - $43,110 per year

Crittenden County - $43,440 per year

More Information

For more data regarding a career in interior design in Tennessee and to compare salaries with various related fields such as design or graphic design, take a look at the graphs and charts below.